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Jeremy Wheeler
March 5, 2015December 8, 2020 3 mins

vRealize Operations Manager Licensing

You must associate View objects with your vRealize Operations for Horizon license key by editing license groups in vRealize Operations Manager. A license group is a way to gather certain objects, called license group members, under a particular license key. By default, the vRealize Operations Manager and vRealize Operations for Horizon license groups both include all host, virtual machine, and datastore objects. Because these objects are members of both license groups, they are covered by both your vRealize Operations Manager license and your vRealize Operations for Horizon license. Each license group includes membership criteria that you can use to filter the objects that are members of the license group. By editing the membership criteria for the vRealize Operations Manager and vRealize Operations for Horizon license groups, you can specify that certain objects are covered only under your vRealize Operations for Horizon license key.

Prerequisites:

Add your vRealize Operations for Horizon and vRealize Operations Manager license key(s).

Licensing vRealize Operations Manager

Note: The licensed group for vRealize Operations Manager is called Product Licensing.

Navigate to the following section:

  1. Administration > Licensing
  2. License Groups
  3. Product Licensing (Shown above)
  4. Select the pencil to edit ‘Product Licensing‘
  5. Select the license key under ‘vRealize Operations Manager‘, so the background turns blue.
  6. Select ‘Next’

Your end-result of licensing vRealize Operations Manager should look like the above picture. Do not change any of the settings with the red X areas, ignore these sections. Note: If you see different object criteria in any of these object types, do not change them. Only change or append the membership criteria. For example, if Object Type #1 was named Datastore, skip that until you find ‘Host System’, etc. Object Type #1

  • Name criteria: “Host System”
  • Object property #1, “Relationship”
  • Object property #2, “Descendant of”
  • Object property #3, “is not”
  • Object property #4, “All Hosts”

Object Type #2

  • Name criteria: “Virtual Machine”
  • Object property #1, “Relationship”
  • Object property #2, “Descendant of”
  • Object property #3, “is not”
  • Object property #4, “All Desktop VMs”

Object Type #3

  • Name criteria: “Datastore”
  • Object property #1, “Relationship”
  • Object property #2, “Descendant of”
  • Object property #3, “is not”
  • Object property #4, “All Storage”

Select ‘Next’ when finished entering the object type data shown above.

Verify the License Key(s) selected are specific to your vRealize Operations Manager license and select ‘Finish’.

Licensing vROps for Horizon View (V4V)

Note: The licensed group for vRealize Operations for Horizon is called VMware Horizon Solution Licensing

Navigate to the following section:

  1. Administration > Licensing
  2. License Groups
  3. VMware Horizon Solution Licensing (Shown above)
  4. Select the pencil to edit ‘VMware Horizon Solution Licensing‘
  5. Select the license key under ‘VMware Horizon Solution Licensing‘, so the background turns blue.
  6. Select ‘Next’

Your end-result of licensing VMware Horizon Solution Licensing’ should look like the above picture. Do not change any of the settings with the red X areas, ignore these sections. Note: If you see different object criteria in any of these object types, do not change them. Only change or append the membership criteria. For example, if the top object was named “View Pod”, skip that until you find ‘Host System’, etc.

Object Type #1

  • Name criteria: “Host System”
  • Object property #1, “Relationship”
  • Object property #2, “Descendant of”
  • Object property #3, “is”
  • Object property #4, “All Hosts”

Object Type #2

  • Name criteria: “Virtual Machine”
  • Object property #1, “Relationship”
  • Object property #2, “Descendant of”
  • Object property #3, “is”
  • Object property #4, “All Desktop VMs”

Object Type #3

  • Name criteria: “Datastore”
  • Object property #1, “Relationship”
  • Object property #2, “Descendant of”
  • Object property #3, “is”
  • Object property #4, “All Storage”

Select ‘Next’ when finished entering the object type data shown above.

Verify the License Key(s) selected are specific to your VMware Horizon Solution Licensing license and select ‘Finish’.

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Written by  Jeremy Wheeler: Jeremy

I am a seasoned Solutions Architect with over 20 years of expertise in IT, specializing in cloud architecture, virtualization, and end-user computing solutions. My career highlights include working with top-tier technologies across multi-cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. I have a proven track record of leading complex enterprise projects, including the development of tools like VMware’s Horizon Suite Sizing Estimator, which optimized hardware prediction accuracy for customers worldwide. With hands-on experience in virtualization technologies like VMware Horizon, Citrix, and Hyper-V, I excel in designing, deploying, and optimizing full-lifecycle solutions. My technical depth is complemented by 18 years of computer programming experience in PowerShell, Python, C++, .NET, SQL, and more. I am a published author and have contributed to industry literature, including works on desktop virtualization and user environment management. Recognized as a VMware vExpert for six consecutive years (2015-2020), I’ve also received multiple awards for excellence, such as VMware Spotlight and Our Best accolades. Currently, I leverage my knowledge to deliver innovative solutions, combining strategic insights and cutting-edge technologies like AI, as evidenced by my recent certification from MIT. Above all, I thrive on solving challenges and empowering teams to exceed customer expectations.

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